Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is
Trueba .
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba in 2017
Born Fernando Rodríguez Trueba
(1955-01-18 ) 18 January 1955 (age 69) Occupations Producer film director screenwriter Years active 1974–present Spouse Cristina Huete Children Jonás Trueba Relatives
Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955),[ 1] known as Fernando Trueba , is a Spanish filmmaker , writer , producer and book editor.
Career
Between 1974 and 1979, Trueba worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper El País . In 1980, he founded the monthly film magazine Casablanca , which he edited and directed during its first two years. He is the author of Diccionario (Planeta 1997, Plot 2004, Galaxia Guttenberg 2006) and the editor of Diccionario del Jazz Latino (SGAE, 1998).
Accolades
Among other awards, he has won the Goya Award as Best Director three times and a Silver Bear for Year of Enlightment at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival .[ 2] Miracle of Candeal won the Goya for Best Documentary, and Chico and Rita won the Goya for Best Feature Animation. In 1994, Trueba accepted the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of Spain for Belle Époque .[ 3] In 1999, The Girl of Your Dreams was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival .[ 4] In 2011 he won the Award of the Hungarian National Student Jury for Chico and Rita at the 7th Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials .[ 5]
As a music producer he has won two Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards.
Personal life
He is the elder brother of David Trueba .[ 6] He is married to producer Cristina Huete ,[ 7] and he is the father of director Jonás Trueba .[ 8]
Filmography
Film
Feature Film
Producer only
Year
Film
Role
1981
Vecinos
Executive producer
1986
Lulú de noche
Producer
1988
El Juego Más Divertido
Executive producer
1991
Alas de Mariposa
Associate producer
1992
Sublet
Executive producer
1996
La Buena Vida
Producer
Short films
Year
Film
Director
Writer
Producer
Notes
1974
Oscar y Carlos
Yes
Yes
Yes
1978
En Legítima Defensa
Yes
Yes
No
1979
Homenage à trois
Yes
Yes
No
El León Enamorado
Yes
Yes
Yes
1980
Koñensonaten
No
Yes
No
Segment of the anthology film "Cuentos Eróticos"
Tunait is de nait
No
Yes
Executive
1982
Oscar y Carlos 82
Yes
Yes
Yes
2011
Café de Colombia
No
Idea
No
Versus
No
Yes
No
Documentary
Executive producer
Blanco y Negro (2003)
Wit (2004)
Old Man Bebo (2008)
Television
Year
Film
Director
Writer
Producer
Notes
1990
La Mujer de Tu Vida
Yes
Yes
Yes
Directed 1 episode; wrote 2 episodes and the story only for 1 episode; produced 4 episodes and executive produced 2 episodes
1990-1992
Magicians of the Earth
No
No
Yes
TV documentary series; 4 episodes
1993
El Trio en Mi Bemoll
Yes
Yes
No
TV movie
1994
La Mujer de tu Vida 2
No
Story
Yes
Worte the story for 1 episode; Executive produced 5 episodes and produced 2 episodes.
1996
Lumiere Sur Un Massacre
Yes
No
No
Directed 1 episode
Discography as music producer
References
External links
Awards for Fernando Trueba
1947–1955 (Honorary) 1956–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
2010: Agustí Villaronga
2011: Ángel de la Cruz, Ignacio Ferreras, Paco Roca , and Rosanna Cecchini
2012: Javier Barreira, Gorka Magallón, Ignacio del Moral, Jordi Gasull, and Neil Landau
2013: Alejandro Hernández and Mariano Barroso
2014: Javier Fesser , Claro García, and Cristóbal Ruiz
2015: Fernando León de Aranoa
2016: Alberto Rodríguez and Rafael Cobos
2017: Isabel Coixet
2018: Álvaro Brechner
2019: Benito Zambrano , Daniel Remón, and Pablo Remón
2020s [1] Awarded as Best Screenplay (including both original and adapted)
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
International National Artists People Other